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	Accelerating to the speed of light		2004-09-30
		From Lars: How long time would it take to accelerate up to the speed of light with an acceleration speed similar to 0-100 seconds in 5 seconds? Answered by Penny Nom.
	Trisecting an arbitrary angle		2004-04-06
		From Joe: Where can I submit my effort on trisecting an arbitrary angle with only a straightedge and a compass? I can do it but I do not have the smarts to prove it.S Answered by Chris Fisher.
	Business trip		2003-12-19
		From Ameer: A businnessman drives from Washington, D.C., to Boston, a distance of 442 miles, and then makes the return trip. On the way to Boston, he drives 65 miles per hour, taking an 1-hour rest stop during the drive. After finishing his business in Boston, he make the return trip driving at 60 miles per hour and takes a 45-minute rest stop halfway through the trip. Which leg of the journey, Washington, D.C. to Boston, or Boston to Washington, D.C., takes the longer time? Answered by Penny Nom.
	Factoring in		2003-12-16
		From Priscilla: How can you use solving by factoring in real life applications? Answered by Harley Weston.
	Prescription drug coverage		2003-12-04
		From Khadijah: Last week congressional approval was given to legislation involving prescription drug coverage for seniors. One summary of the legislation explains that it is estimated that in 2006 a senior will pay a premium of $35 per month, then pay their first $250 in pharmacy bills. After the bills reach $250, the coverage would pick up 75% of their bills that bring their total bills between the $250 and $2250 mark. After their bills reached a total of $2250, the senior would be responsible for all bills bringing their total annual bills between $2250 to $5100. Then any bills after the $5100 mark has been reached will be 95% covered by the insurance. Using this information, letís analyze the situation of a senior who accumulates $6000 in pharmacy bills over one year and has the insurance coverage. Over the course of this year, how many dollars will the senior pay? Answered by Penny Nom.
	Aristotle		2003-11-21
		From John: I would like to know how aristotle was related to math. In all my searches I have found only philosophy etc. But not any math. Answered by Penny Nom.
	Maine and Nevada		2003-10-24
		From Jimmy: From 1989 to 1990, the population of Nevada increased b y 157,000, and that of Maine increased by 30,000. In 1990, the population of Nevada was 1,206,152, and that of Maine was 1,233,223. If the populations of the two states continue to increase at the same rates, when will the populations of Nevada and Maine be the same? Write a verbal model for this problem Write an equation for the model Solve the equation and answer the question. Answered by Penny Nom.
	0.810 and 0.801		2003-10-24
		From Ahmed: could you please tell me what is the greatest decimal fraction formed of the digits 0, 1 , 8? Is it 0.810 or 0.801, please give me the reason of the answer in details and the references if it possible. Answered by Penny Nom.
	Arithmetic in bases other than 10		2003-10-22
		From Kim: how do you add, subtract, multiply and devide in base 3, base 5, etc? Answered by Penny Nom.
	Relatively prime		2003-09-27
		From James: what is the definition a relative prime numbers? Answered by Penny Nom.
	Applications of logarithms		2003-09-16
		From A student: I have a project due in my algebra two class dealing with logs and where they are used in life, but I am having trouble finding websites that relate. So I would really appreciate it if you couldhelp me. Answered by Penny Nom.
	Why is 5 to the 0 power always 1?		2003-08-24
		From Crystal: Why is 5 to the 0 power always 1? Answered by Penny Nom.
	Inserting a comma ever three digits		2003-07-25
		From Linda: when writing a large number, why do we insert a comma every three numbers instead of every two or four numbers? Answered by Penny Nom.
	A wooden deck around a pool		2003-07-09
		From Dat: A pond is enclosed by a wooden deck that is 3 feet wide. The fence surrounding the deck is 100 feet long. If the pond is square, what are its dimensions? If the pond is rectangular and the length of the is three times its width, what are the dimensions of the pond? If the pond is circular, what is the diameter of the pond? Which pond has the most area? Answered by Penny Nom.
	38 minus 10 plus 12 divided by 4 times 16		2003-04-23
		From James: please help me work this math problem 38 minus 10 plus 12 divided by 4 times 16 Answered by Harley Weston.
	Monomials		2003-03-11
		From Roxy: Explain why (x+y)z is not equal to xz+yz? P.S. Z is an exponent Answered by Penny Nom.
	Splitting weight		2003-02-10
		From Jin Ho: A balance scale has only two weights, 1 ounce and 4 ounces. In only three weighings split 180 ounces of seed in two bags of 40 and 140 ounces. Answered by Penny Nom.
	A train with 2 cars		2003-02-04
		From Michael: A train with 2 cars is traveling at a speed of 80 km/hr from town X to town y, located 800 km from each other. At the same moment that the train departed, a passenger started to walk back and forth from one end of car B to the other at a speed of 100cm/sec. Arriving in town Y, the passenger had already gone and returned 720 times. The length of car A is that of car B plus one fourth of the length of the locomotive, and the length of the locomotive equals the length of Car A plus one fifth of the length of car B. What is the total length of the train? Answered by Penny Nom.
	The cousin of Sally's sister's boyfriend		2003-01-23
		From Michael: Sally went to a farm to buy eggs. Returning home, she gave half of them to her sister who, in turn, gave a third of those she had gotten to her boyfriend. The latter, after eating one third of the eggs that he had gotten, gave the rest to his cousin. Given that each egg weighs 70 grams, that Sally cannot carry more than 2.5kg, and that the eggs were raw, calculate how many eggs the cousin of Sally's sister's boyfriend received. Answered by Penny Nom.
	Why quadratic?		2003-01-21
		From Dan: Why are equations of the form aX2 + bX + c =0 call quadratic? The quad indicates 4 but the power is 2. Answered by Penny Nom.
	What is larger than infinity?		2003-01-12
		From Dana: What is larger than infinity? Answered by Claude Tardif and Harley Weston.
	Odd and even		2002-12-17
		From Martin: I am a graduate engineer trying to teach single digit addition to my 8 year old grand-daughter. My questions follow. Assume a child does not know what multiplication and division are. Assume the child knows how to count from 0 to 10 How do you explain that 2, 4, 6, 8 and 10 are even numbers And 1, 3, 5, 7 and 9 are odd numbers And these three facts? when you add two even numbers, the answer is even when you add two odd numbers, the answer is even when you add an even number and an odd number, the answer is odd? Can all of these be reasoned out, without using the concepts of multiplication or division? Answered by Diane Hanson.
	A linear function		2002-09-09
		From Chad: If y = 9x - 13 does it represent a linear function? And if it does what is its slope and is it a direct variation? Answered by Peny Nom.
	Isoperimetric quotients		2002-01-02
		From A student: I'm stuck on my GCSE Maths coursework, what do isoperimetric quotients measure? Answered by Penny Nom.
	Can a infinite set be smaller than another infinite set?		2001-11-29
		From Carlos: Can a infinite set be smaller than another infinite set? If so why? Answered by Chris Fisher and Penny Nom.
	Divisibility rules		2001-09-07
		From A student: Why is it that when you add the digits of a number you can tell what the multiples of that number are. Example: 12131313111, 1+2+1+2+1+3+1+1+1=18, therefore 12131313111 is divisble by 2, 9, 18, & 3 because those numbers are divisble by 18. Answered by Penny Nom.
	e^pi > pi^e		2001-07-27
		From Dusty: What book(s) contain a proof that ePi > Pie? I think it might be in Problems in Analysis published by Springer-Verlag but I have not been able to check. Answered by Chris Fisher.
	5+5+5=550		2001-06-11
		From Tom: I am in algebra and my teacher gave us an equation that was not true. she told us that we could only use one line segment(it can't bend turn has to be straight) to make the equation true. here is the equation: 5+5+5=550. i have not figured it out but have tried many things and believe it is not mathmatical but cross a # or sign out.also i forgot you can't put a slash mark through the equals sign. Answered by Penny Nom.
	Graphing equations		2001-05-01
		From A student: If, for example, 4x2-12x+9=0 and -4x2+12x-9=0, which I'm assuming it does since you can derive that equation from the first, why do those two equations have different graphs? Answered by Penny Nom.
	Squares of Fibonacci numbers		2001-04-24
		From Vandan: What discoveries can be made about the sum of squares of Fibonacci's Sequence? Answered by Penny Nom.

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